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As Liz noted earlier the Daily Politics Ben Smith notes that New York City is at risk of losing the Democratic National Convention bid due to a lack of fundraising. But another competing city, Denver is at risk due to labor strife. According to a story in the Denver Post, the stage hands union has refused to sign a no-strike pact because that city’s Pepsi Arena is viewed as anti-union. The arena is a non-union shop so a stage hand strike wouldn’t actually shut the facility. But Democrats would be loathe to hold their convention in a facility that is an affront to organized labor.
A Denver official said the lack of a no-strike gaurantee is probably a ‘deal breaker,’ for the Mile High City.Â
Denver’s Pepsi, of course, is not to be confused with Albany’s own Pepsi arena which after this week will be known as the Times Union Center.

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